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Joyce Yu-Jean lee hails from Dallas and earned a MFA from the Mount Royal School of Art atMaryland Institute College of Art in 2010 and a BA in Communications from University of Pennsylvania in 2002. She is the recipient of the 2010 Henry Walters Traveling Scholarship to The Netherlands and Germany, a Joan Mitchell Fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center and a residency at the Blue Sky Project. Prior to her MFA, Joyce worked as the programming and art director for nonprofit arts organization, International Arts Movement in New York City. Joyce creates "projection paintings" that reframe art historical depictions of illumination through a synthesis of drawing, performance and architectural video installation. She resides with her turtle, Biddy, and enjoys cruising around Baltimore on her 1979 Puch moped.
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- 2008-2010Masters of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Mount Royal School of Art
- 2003-2008Arts Students League of New York, New York, NY, Painting with Larry Poons and Hugo Bastidas, Printmaking with Slyvie Germaine-Covey
- Summer 2002International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy
- 2002Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts & Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, Communication, minors in Fine Arts and Psychology
- solo exhibitions
- 2007Microkosmos | Macrokosmos, Grace Institute Art Gallery, New York, NY.
- group exhibitions
- 2011Reflections of Generosity, U.S. Army Bases, St. Louis, MO and Fort Riley, KS
- 2010Reverie Refracted MFA Thesis, Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
- 2010Contact A period of Young Artists Crossover, III Space, Tainan, Taiwan
- Reflections of Generosity, U.S. Army Base, Katterbach, Germany
- 2009Identity, Rosenberg Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
- Whitnie Bienniale, Graduate Thesis Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
- Reflections of Generosity, Toward Restoration and Peace, Fort Drum Army Base, Fort Drum, NY
- Hyphen juried exhibition, Rosenberg Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD, juried by Fletcher Mackey
- 2008Ladies Show, 500 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
- Mount Royal Holiday Pageant, Graduate Thesis Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
- 2007I.D. Please, Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, NY
- Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Open Studios, EFA Studio Center, New York, NY
- Sixteen Paintings, Tower 49 Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Ronnie Landfield
- Visual AIDS, Postcards from the Edge, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY
- Grant & Scholarship Winners Show (Henri Matisse Estate Merit Scholarship), Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY.
- Square Foot Show, Art Gotham Gallery, New York, NY.
- Creating the World That Ought to Be, Juried Exhibition, Tribeca Performing Arts Center Gallery, New York, NY, juried by James Elaine & Josie Browne
- 2006Breaking the Skin, With Alfredo Martinez. All Things Project at NCGV Gallery, New York, NY, cocurated with Samuel Kho.
- Visual AIDS, Postcards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins Gallery, New York, NY.
- Art Expo, Kings College Artisan Guild at Empire State Building, New York, NY.
- Artists as Reconcilers, Juried Exhibition, Cooper Union Great Hall Gallery, New York, NY, juried by James Elaine & Josie Browne.
- 2005A.T. Kearney Exhibition: Red Dot Winners, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
- 2003Emerging Artists Group Show, Pier 63 Frying Pan, New York, NY.
- 2002Works in Progress, Galleria G8, Montecastello, Umbria/Perugia, Italy.
- Fox Family Juried Exhibition, Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
- Juried Exhibition, Charles Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
- Ingenuae Artes: Collected Works, Kelly Writers House, Philadelphia, PA.
- residencies
- 2010Joan Mitchell Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, October.
- Artist-in-Residence, Blue Sky Project, Dayton, OH, collaborative summer residency with teens.
- Residency recipient (declined), Creative Alliance at the Patterson, Baltimore, MD.
- professional background
- 2009Curator - Little Rooster and Onesimus, Space 38|39, International Arts Movement, New York, NY, exhibiting James Williams II and Lawrence E. Lee
- 2005-2008Programming and Art Director, International Arts Movement, nonprofit founded by Makoto Fujimura, former National Council for the Arts council member, New York, NY
- 2006Curator - Breaking the Skin, with Alfredo Martinez, All Things Project at NCGV Gallery, New York, NY, cocurated with Samuel Kho
- 2004-2005Media Strategist, Media Kitchen, New York, NY, media planner for KAO Brands, Jergen, Curel and Biore
- 2003Studio Assistant, Steve McCurry, Magnum National Geographic Photographer, New York, NY
- 2002-2004Assistant Media Strategist, New York NY, media planner for Lays, Tostitos and Doritos, VISA credit card, National Basketball Association, WNBA, and Yao-Ming campaign
- 2001Artist Assistant, Makoto Fujimura, National Council for the Arts council member, New York, NY
- awards/grants
- 2010-2011Henry Walters Traveling Scholarship. Netherlands and Germany.
- 2010-2011So Hamiltonian Fellow. Hamiltonian Artists, Washington DC.
- 2008-2010Harvey Fellow. Mustard Seed Foundation, Washington DC.
- Mount Royal Program Merit Scholarship. MICA, Baltimore, MD.
- 2006Henri Matisse Estate Merit Scholarship. Art Students League of New York, NY.
- Distinguished Artist Award. Cooper Union Great Hall Gallery, New York, NY.
- 2002Class of 2002 Ivy Day Stone design winner. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
- Jurors Award, Best in Paper Works. Fox Family Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
- Spring Fling logo design winner. University City Festival, Philadelphia, PA.
- press and publications
- Fall 2010Getting and Keeping Your Act Together, CIVA's SEEN Journal.
- 2008Annual Report, International Arts Movement, featured artist.
- December 21, 2007Oh, how you will delight the angels!, James Romaine (art historian), COMMENT magazine.
- July 24, 2007A: Is for the Asian artistry, Suzanna Bowling, F.A.C.T.S. e-review.
- January 2007cover & article photography, Daniel Libeskind, Third Way magazine.